good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. this is abc 7 mornings. hey, good morning, everybody. it is saturday, november 26th. i'm cornell bernard in for chris nguyen. we're in for a rainy morning. the north bay seeing rain, mill valley on highway 101. let's get to lisa argen, tracking the storm. >> good morning, cornell. and for you in fremont, hayward, and santa clara, you're getting pretty good rain as the cold front pushes through your area right now. it is in the east bay. you can see the brighter returns here from dublin and hayward. san leandro, up throug san ramon and danville, moderate rain and through 880, it has been raining pretty steadily right on through sunnyvale.

and boulder creek, where the front has already pushed through the bay area. we've had ponding on the roadway, highway 101, but the rain is lighter there. and fog has been an issue, anywhere from just two-mile visibility in hayward, to about five to six miles here. sfo delays of over an hour. cold sector behind the front, we could see a thunderstorm in addition to more heavy downpours. it will abe raw afternoon, just in the 50s. by 4:00, still some light rain. the second system is on the heels of this one tonight. i'll talk about the breaks, the totals and the snow in the sierra in just a few minutes. we have up to the minute weather information for you any time on the abc 7 news app. after you open the app on your phone or tablet, tap on the temperature, the top right corner, that will give you custom forecasts for where you live or work. you can also scroll down to see live doppler radar for your

neighborhood and everywhre in the bay area. breaking news out of the east bay this morning. a two alarm fire burned the moss wood recreation center in oakland, just before 5:30 this morning. the oakland fire department tweeted these videos. it is on mcarthur bullard. there are florts of ano evacuat. san jose police are trying to find out who sent a letter to a mosque threatening muslims. it was sent on ruby avenue in san jose. lillian kim has the story. >> reporter: the letter addresses it as the children of satan, calling muslim vile and filthy police. >> it was disturbing that, you know, some of our, you know, parishioners were a little

worried. >> reporter: this man is the president of the center, and officers arrived right away to investigate. >> we wanted to let the law enforcement know is that in case there is an unfortunate event, people are prepared. >> reporter: the letter says president-elect trump is going to do to muslim what is hitler did to the jews, and muslims would be wise to get out of dodge. a handful of local leaders, he received a copy of the letter. >> it is a direct threat by somebody, and it is not protected speech. it is definitely hate speech, and i think it rises to the level of a hate crime. >> the council on american relations says there has been a spike targeting muslims since the election. more than 100 nationwide. evergreen islamic center is heart ended by the overwhelming community support. the mosque says the phone has been ringing off the hook. >> thank god we live in a beautiful, blessed community like this.

life goes on. >> reporter: in san jose, lillian kim, abc 7 news. this morning, the south san francisco police officer who was hit in the head with a a skateboard remains in critical condition. he has been on the force for 12 years. he was attacked. the student is at skyline college and has a rap sheet. vic lee has details. >> my son didn't know. he is a little mental. >> reporter: the suspect, luis ramos' mother talked to us, saying her son has mental issues and takes medication. >> was he taking his medication? >> i don't know. he left very early in the morning. >> this grainy security video shows officer robby chan chasing the suspect, stops and strikes the officer who goes down. another security camera picks up the suspect, running down linden avenue after he attacked the officer. he was captured minutes later. the officer is a 12 year

veteran, he is married, and he has two young children. >> officer robby chung is with the motorcycle unit. starbucks customers got the officer to stop, and ramos darted down the street on his skateboard. >> antonio figerrora said there was a if foot chase and the suspect turned around and struck him in the head with his skateboard. he fell to the ground. the police chief says he has a long rap sheet. abc 7 has learned it includes felony battery, causing serious injury. assault with a deadly weapon, and resisting arrest for disturbing the peace. ramos has been booked on attempted murder charge. vic lee, abc 7 news.

there is a go fund me account to help pay for medical bills. we have a link to donate on abc 7 news.com. now to the death of fidel castro, the former cuban president died at the age of 90. the announcement came from his younger brother, raul castro. >> reporter: hello, cornell. fidel castro, the world's longest serving dictator, is going to be laid to rest. his remains are going to be cre cremated and traveled around cuba. nine days of official mourning, such a contrast from cuban americans in this country. this is the scene from miami's little after havana. a few hours after the announce of his death. he was born on august 13, 1926 in cuba. as a child, he was educated at private catholic schools. castro became an activist for

the poor and promised democracy, but went on to rule cuba for more than 40 years with an iron fist. >> i am not afraid. i am convinced communist, i feel honored of being a communist and i hope it will be until the last breath. >> in 1960, castro joined forces with the soviet union. the u.s. retaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations and trade embargo. john f. kennedy approved a c.i.a. invasion, who went ashore at the bay of pigs. castro was able to fend off the invasion, and in 1962, american spy planes discovered he allowed the soviets to put nuclear missiles in cuba. >> i have directed them to prepare for any eventualities. >> the soviets back downed for a pledge that america would not attack cuba. soviet style, castro eventually produced dissent. in 1980, thousands of cubas braved rough seas and

dehydration in the muriel boat lift. it cost cuba billions of dollar and trade leading to widespread shortages. >> translator: we have suffered tr tresson. >> there would be more con plikt when the world was focused on castro over the bitter identify named elian gonzalez. president george bush announced his initiative for a new cuba, saying he would maintain the embargo against the country, unless castro stepped down from power. >> they must give opposition the freedom to organize, assemble and speak. >> in 2006, castro temporarily handed over some of his powers to his younger brother, and never returned to power. even before his death, there were many changes in cuba,

re-establishing ties with the u.s. and president obama's visit there earlier this year. the world will see more changes with fidel castro, gone. speaking of president obama, just a little bit ago, he issued a statement saying the hand of friendship is extended to the cuban people and president-elect trump also weighing in today, saying he hopes that the death of fidel castro will mark a new beginning towards freedom for the cuban people. reporting live in washington, abc 7, back to you cornell. >> okay, lana, thank you. an investigation into an early morning house fire that killed a 70-year-old woman. oak street and bur rel avenue around 4:30 yesterday and could not revive her. the cause of the fire is suspicious. >> this is the type of thing that touches us with the police department and the fire department. as much as it touches the rest of the community. we're dedicated to getting to the bottom of this and i finding

out what happened so if there are people to be held accountable, dwwe do that. >> in 2011, police shot and killed 35-year-old robert carone who lived in the house at the time. a $20,000 reward is being offered for information that will help lead to the capture of two jail escapees on the loose today. they broke out of the santa clara jail late wednesday. the pair, part of a group of four who sawed through met dal bars so they could climb down the street. they captured the escapees yesterday. the older sister of the woman who vanished for three weeks credits the public and social media for the woman's safe return. investigators believe two armed women abducted 34-year-old sherry papini while she was driving. she was dropped off on interstate 5 on thursday.

her sister expressed her family's gratitude. >> everyone is tireless efforts has made our family whole again this thanksgiving. thank you for allowing our family time to heal, and for giving us our privacy. >> papine's sister declined to comment on the investigation. lisa is here, tracking a big storm. >> yeah, most of the front is through, well, all of it is through the north bay, but east bay, here is a look at sfo. over one hour delays, pretty good downpours through fremont and san jose and along the coast. we'll track it and talk about the scattered thunderstorms, snow. it is going to be a soggy weekend. also next, the sexual revolution, happening again in san francisco, and it is all thanks to a little blue pill. but this game changing medicine is coming with a warning. lots of lots and the rrn eturn a

is it raining where you live? it will be soon. here's a live look at live doppler 7.

lisa argen is tracking the storm and have your forecast in just a moment. a sexual revolution happening in san francisco, like birth control in the '60s, this pill is a game changer. preventing hiv, and doing a great job. so why are the lines so long at the std clinic? the numbers the city is not celebrating. >> you have probably walked right past it, all around san francisco, signs of a new sexual revolution. fr some, like paul marslynn. >> everyday i take a blue pill in the morning. >> it is like freedom in a bottle. >> i met my boyfriend, he is hiv positive, and one of the nice things about being on prep, it allows us to have a natural sex life. >> paul doctors at kaiser perm thenty

are leaders in prescribing it. none of the prep patients have contracted hiv. once the epicenter, they're using prep to dramatically turn things around. a steep drop in the number of hiv cases. the city of san francisco says it has gone down about 60% and prep is likely accelerating that. >> at the same exact time, other s tds have exploded. syfllus and gonorrhea have double the numbers. >> we're seeing a rise in other stis. >> director of hiv care and prevention says prep is one of a number of factors leading to this. lines outside free health clinics. people regularly show up an hour before opening to get a same day appointment. >> i was in line waiting for std treatment. >> eric says he doesn't always use condoms, a trend well before

prep. still, the timing is notable. in 2011, the cdc says 30% of gay men in san francisco reported using condoming consistently. prep hit the market in 2012. and by 2014, it dropped to 18%. >> small changes in condom use can actually lead to pretty big changes in rates of stds. >> dr. stephanie cohen is medical director at the city clinic. she hear what is we heard in line. >> i know what i can get myself into and still get treated and be okay at the end of the day. that's risky. that's risky. but it is what it is. >> people are going to do what they're going to do. >> supervisor scott wiener made national headlines as the first public officials on prep. >> i do not agree with the notion that because more people are getting clamdiya, that

be a terrible approach. >> politicians and doctors now have a tool against hiv that isn't a hard pill to swallow. the potential social side effects are up to us. our status with the sexual revolution, is like so many mode modern relationships. it is complicated. reggie aqui, abc 7 news. christmas trees are lighting up across the bay area. union square last night took part in the tree lighting. many families have made it a holiday tradition and head to the shops to snag some black friday deals. >> crazy and crowded, but also festive and fun and we can't resist it. we do a little shopping. >> many shoppers say the discounts were so deep this year, they bought things they didn't necessarily need. but couldn't pass up the deals. happening today in marin county, the last day for snow

sledding and children's activities at san rafael winter wonderland. more than 40 tons of snow was brought in to downtown san rafael for the annual event. the organizers said he left it a little steep on the hill there, but kids didn't mind. they were having a blast. >> it was fast, and i think it was a good event. it was really fun. >> the sledding continues today from 9:00 a.m. until noon, unless, unless the snow melts. there are also children's activities like face painting and jump houses and carnival rides. now your accuweather forecast. >> i want to apologize to those little kids right now for raining on your parade. what a bummer, rain in san rafael on top of the snow. here is it a look at live doppler 7, where the front is continuing to push through the south bay right now. so the winds have eased up a little bit, but the downpours continue from union city in fremont down through mill pedis,

a nice healthy rain. check out san jose, south of millpedis, right into san jose, and back westward from scotts valley to boulder creek, watsonville and gilroy. further south, it will head into san luis, sweep through big sure the next our or two and we'll be left with heavy rain throughout the afternoon. we're behind the front in the city here, san francisco lighter rain, dublin, 580, pleasanton, and it has been raining since about 3:00 not morning. the eastern extent, it is 35 degrees, blue canyon. not snowing yet, but the rain is pushing into the sacramento vall valley. the front has pushed through, and with the front, and scattered downpours, possibility of a thunderstorm this afternoon. anywhere from a quarter of an inch to an inch. the winds have backed off a

little bit, but higher elevations still gusty and it has been replaced with a winter weather advisory. that means good snow right on through tomorrow morning, 3 to 8 inches above 4,000 feet. a foot down near yosemite. the window has been closed. you can see, we're going to see 10 inches through south lake, 14 inches kirkwood. speaking of tahoe, 35 degrees in blue canyon. beautiful right now, sunny break in between the snow. we'll see that possibility of a thunderstorm here, simply because we're going to get some sunshine and add to the atmosphere becoming more unstable than the second system is on the heels of this one tonight. so not a big break out there at all. you can see how rainy it is from mount tam. 52 in oakland. 49 in gilroy. gray and foggy and cold in santa rosa. 48 degrees. hazard statement through 3:00 tomorrow. so it is going to be pretty

dangerous at the coast. so the front is to the east of us, and the next hour or so, then you'll see a bit of a break. look what happens. you can see the pink up here, the cold air, and we are a going to be looking at heavy downpours with scattered showers throughout the afternoon today. there will be breaks on and off, but not a lot. it will be the rainy day today and tomorrow, looks to be a little bit more dry and in fact, some sunshine through the afternoon. 8:00 tonight. you have dinner plans. it is still raining out there. and through the overnight hours, we're going to see additional downpours. any where from a half inch in n napa, san jose, picking it up tonight, looking at the heavy downpours. through your early sunday morning. then by about 10:00, we'll see some sunshine. it will be cool. and then the next system, it is a weak one. sunday night. so over in berkeley today, 55 degrees, chance of a thunderstorm, it is cool, raw,

breezy along the coast. just in the 50s today. the accuweather seven-day forecast, tracking two or possibly three systems the next couple of days and look at temperatures very chilly and then by the middle of the week, we're dry and if you download the app, you can see all that beautiful banding, the colors on the radar, as it pushing through the rain through the bay area. >> i was hoping the rain would continue in november and it looks like we're getting our wish. >> lost time for sure. >> thank you so much, lisa. just ahead, all aboard. what makes this holiday tra

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in is abc 7 mornings. hey, good morning, we're starting this half hour with a look at the weather. here's lisa argen tracking the storm. >> hey, cornell. good morning. don't want it to go away, right. fun to sleep through, but the cold front is pushing east of our east bay right now. here's live doppler 7, you can see the bright banding here, east of fremont and as we go in closer into 580 in pleasanton, right on over the higher elevations of the fremont hills there, 680, looking at really wet weather, and down through 880, milpitas, pescoder row. the light rain has pushed through, and it is a one on the storm impact scale. the front is through, but behind it, steady downpours or perhaps a thunderstorm today. the winds have backed off just a

bit. here's san jose, 280, look how slick it is. walnut skrecreek, drops on the . we're looking at delays at over an hour at sfo. we could see a thunderstorm for the game in berkeley, palo alto, looks soggy for the stanford game. it is a messy day today, but brighter, drier tomorrow, still we're tracking rain for your sunday morning. developing news out of cuba. fidel castro, the man who led a communist uprising and remained the leader for decades has died at the age of 90. he will be remembered a divisive world leader. to followers, he was a hero who became a champion for socialism. he jailed and executed thousands of political opponents. a central figure in several american policy flash points, including the bay of pigs.

cuban media says there will be a mass at the revolution plaza on monday and tuesday. his ashes will make a cross-country tour from havana to santiago. this is the scene this morning in little havana in miami. a live picture, where people have been celebrating in the streets ever since news of castro's death broke last night. president obama says we extend a hand of friendship to the cuban people and condolences to fidel castro's family. they have a friend and partner in the united states of america. president-elect trump said the world marks the passing of a brutal dictator who opposed, e oppressed his people. we told you about fidel castro's passing last night with a push alert from the abc 7 news app. download the app for free.

and enable push alerts to get breaking news updates as they happen. now to the latest on the presidential transition. president-elect trump is moving forward with his cabinet picks. former trump campaign lawyer, donald mccown has become his counsel and k.t. mcfarland has been named as national security advisor. meanwhile, reportedly an internal struggle for secretary of state, with advisors split over mitt romney or rudy giuliani. the president-elect may choose to go with someone outside of those options. former general, david petraeus has also expressed interest. no cabinet appointments will be made before monday. jill stein has raised more than $5.6 million for recounting in three key states. her campaign officially filed for a recount in wisconsin yesterday. >> what we are saying is that there is enough peripheral evidence to warrant that our

system should be investigated. >> now, the recount would have to be finished 35 days after the election, which is december 13th. michigan and pennsylvania recount deadline dates are next week. hillary clinton, who leads the popular vote, has not commented on the recount effort. new this morning, a river cruise ship that crashed into a bridge in florida shut down traffic for hours. it was wedged underneath the main street bridge in jacksonville last night for about four hours. the ship passed under the lifted bridge, but while it was attempting to dock, currents caused it to drift back toward the bridge which had been lowered. nobody was hurt. an extra police officer is patrolling broadway plaza in walnut creek, part of an unprecedented arrangement. leslie brinkley has the story. >> you have such a cute face. >> reporter: walnut creek police officer mark gonzalez is already making friends. >> you can either go this way.

>> reporter: for the first time, the walnut creek police department has partnered with a private company to assign a police officer to a shopping center. >> got nothing but positive response from the management of all the stores. they're happy to see a police officer will be dedicated to the area, provide service. so much quicker than if we were across town or somewhere else. >> reporter: officer gonzalez started november 15th, to handle shoplifting, credit card fraud and crime, here on the middle of a vast expansion project. >> they've added a lot of new stores, new merchants, a lot of additional retail space. we know that comes with that, it will be increased crime. >> reporter: the theory, a full-time officer here will free up other officers to respond to other neighborhood calls. >> i think it scares off people more. security, the security guards, they don't intimidate many, but a police officer, i think it is more intimidating. >> having a security officer who is also a police officer, i think it would be very beneficial for everyone's safety. >> no matter where shoppers go,

top safety tips including locking valuables out of sight in vehicles and not staring at a cell phone when crossing the street. in walnut creek, i'm leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. a small business saturday today, supporting local shops. caroline tyler was in san francisco, when the mayor helped kickoff shopping earlier this week. >> reporter: san francisco m mayor, ed lee, makes a big splash while buying neck ties on fillmore street. this was the kickoff to a holiday campaign, now in its third year. called shop and dine in the 49. it encourages residents to support their neighborhood merchants and acknowledges the high cost of doing business in the city. >> we can help the work force with a higher wage, help their families, but also, we need to do our share, which is let's make sure that we support all of our small businesses. >> reporter: peter pappas made

the ties the mayor bought. >> when i make a neck tie and my label is made here in san francisco, there a label maker who has a job. >> reporter: in fact, a national organization called advocate force local business, creating 57 jobs for every $10 million in consumer spending. in san carlos, the bulk of the 2000 businesses are small and shop local is more than just a slogan. the chamber of commerce sells nearly $40,000 worth of these gift certificates each year. they can only be spent in town. >> purchase locally, because your tax dollars stay local for the most part. not all obviously. >> reporter: more shoppers seem to understand and embrace the movement. >> i like to help the people that live in our community and keep the dollars here. >> reporter: caroline tyler, abc 7 news. still ahead on abc 7 mornings, that little chip on the credit card is helping prevent fraud but not ending it.

what criminals are doing to get around the chip. here is a live look from the exploratory camera. lisa argen is tracking the storm. she'll be along with your forecast in just a few minutes. >> announcer: the abc 7 storm impact scale. today is level 1. that means light rain. so keep an umbrella handy and drive safely. track today's storm any time on the abc 7 news app. download it

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this year might be another rough one for crab fishermen. the coast will stay closed to commercial crab fishing, because of high levels of algae. officials announced the closure between point reyes and humboldt bay, scheduled to open december 1st. commercial crab fishing opened for the bay area earlier this month. last year, the season was shortened, because of a toxic algae bloom. lisa is here if you like rain. we've got it. storm moving in. >> yeah, right over santa cruz and livermore now, and through the summit. so san jose, also looking at pretty good rain. this is going to push through within the next 50 minutes or so, but right now, it is moderate to heavy rain. you'll see scattered showers behind it. talk about kind of a half and half sunday, and the sierra snow, all within the next 24 to 48 hours, in your forecast is next. all right, waves really

crashing there. also next, the warriors cre cruise to a victory over the la

in sports, it is the last college football week of the regular season for three bay area schools, the spartans play fresno state, down at bulldog stadium. kickoff, 12:30 p.m. meanwhile, ucla battles the golden bears at memorial stadium. if you're not going, you can

watch the game on our sister network, espn 2. stanford faces the rice owls on the farm. that's at 5:00 p.m. tonight, the warriors take on the timberwolves at oracle arena. last night, the dubs played the lakers at staple center. here are the highlights in this morning's sports. good morning. the warriors cruised to their second victory over the lakers, except for a free collision that took out draymond glereen. they have been working on the pre-game handshake. andrew leaving it for draymond, the hoop plus the foul. a workout steph curry, give-and-go for the easy jam right there. warriors by 10 after one quarter. kevin durant, silky smooth. don't leave it open. k.d., 29 points. second quarter, steph with the steal. going in for the break away, and

without authority. oh, my. steph. he is laughing it off. jack, ever present. dubs up 10 at the break. steph, the steal, and no. let's just lay it up. he had 24. dubs by 16. here is the scary moment, ian clark gets knocked down. draymond lands on his throat and turns his ankle. both leave the game and not return. both injuries are believed to be serious. they win 109-85. college hoops, cal hosting wyoming, cal up 11. charlie moore with a steal. to don coleman and the bears lead by 13. ten seconds left in the half. charlie moore, from way downtown. 38-26 cal, second half. moore from moore, he is good. he can steal the ball. steps in front, moore with 18 points.

and grant mullens with a drive, gets the roll. he had 14. bears have won 22 straight at home, 71-61. hockey fans who decided we're not going to do shopping on friday, the sharks saved their best for last, in the tank against the islanders. joe thorton, hello. just before faceoff, second period, sharks score twice in 34 seconds. brent burns from the blue line and beats former shark backup, 2-1, san jose. less than a minute left, ties up, and so you figure we're going to overtime, right. no, 22 seconds left, the shot, patrick marlowe, and it looks like it went off a defenseman. that's the game winner, 3-2 sharks. sharks host anaheim tonight. and this last item seems hard to believe, but the boston herald says there have been internal

discussions about reacquiring pablo sando vval, who helped th giants win three world titles bs. the red sox would have to eat much of the $58 million left for the deal to get serious. but we'll see. we'll see. that's a wrap on morning sports, have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. now your accuweather forecast, with lisa argen. >> good morning to you. did you sleep through the wind and rain? well, the cold front is pressing through parts of the east bay, south bay and the santa cruz mo mountains. it has been a good system around livermore and 580, you can see the heavier downpour, back through 84, and this continues right through evergreen. and back towards boulder creek, morgan hill. getting some pretty good moderate rain. right here, along the coast, looking at santa cruz and this

is getting enhanced along the shoreline, northern los angeles county, and finally, up in the north bay, looking at breaks and in san francisco, because we are behind the front. but look what happens behind it. light rain arrives and in fact, with a few peaks of sunshine, we could see a thunderstorm not only in the north bay, the east bay, even along the coast today. so our winter weather advisory replaces the winter storm warning in the sierra nevada. we'll still get downpours today, and that cold sector of air, any where from an additional quarter of an inch to three quarters of an inch and the winds have come down. earlier on, they were up to 50 miles an hour. this is we're expecting the snow, upwards of a foot of snow throughi through yosemite.

kirkwo kirkwood, 14 inches. it is nice now, because the front has not reached the sierra nevada, so it will get awfully dicey here. friends and family are hopefully staying in tahoe and not coming back until after the weekend. the weather going downhill. breezy today, possible thunderstorm and more rain tonight. the second system is going to just kind of tag on the heels of this one. so just a few breaks here and there, but it will be a raw, damn afternoon. this is mount tam. you can see the cloud cover here. 50 in the city, 51 in gilroy. you were in the 30s this morning. a good shot from sutro, but fogged in now. livermore, good morning, just 49 degrees. beach hazard, statement through 3:00 tomorrow. the wave heights are huge. hopefully you won't be spending any time at the coast. look at the front. it presses through the sa sacramento value, we get a little break, if you want to call it that, but then behind the system, showers fill in

quickly. some could be heavy downpours. look at 2:00, 3:00 in the afternoon. you're wet once again in san francisco, north bay, fremont, again, a wet evening, if you have dinner plans or going out for saturday night, grab the umbrella. it is going to be rainy. if we add in this morning's totals and tomorrow night, we are looking at more than a third of an inch additional rain fall in mountain view. i should clarify that. that's not counting the cold front passage. i started the timing after the cold front. so more rain on the way for everybody. the cold air behind it, the heavier downpours while you're sleeping. by tomorrow afternoon, we have some sunshine. so enjoy that, but if you're headed over to the east bay today, chance of a thunderstorm very chilly afternoon. and highs today, just in the 50s, if we get there. the accuweather seven-day forecast, you can download the app and track the rain. check out the live cameras, the sierra snow. another system follows on the heels of this one tonight and the weakest system on monday,

we'll be anxious to dry out after this, even though it has been nice and rainy and we need it. we have an excellent start to the season. >> we were talking, and hear the skiers rejoicing. so much snow up there. >> it is nice. >> thank you so much, lisa. cyber monday is two days away, and mobile sales are expected to top $1 billion. mobile, tablet and desktop sales have increased 11% this year, taking a large bite out of black friday sales. with more americans shopping online, the risk of fraud has really increased. jessica castro with abc 7 mornings tells us how to avoid being a victim. >> reporter: that little chip on your credit card is making it safer than ever when you hit the registers this holiday shopping weekend. but thieves are finding a new target. >> because of the chip cards now, it is a lot more difficult for retail criminals to do in store fraud, so they're taking it online. >> banks experts are warning of

a 43% surge in attempted fraud this season. >> reporter: to get around the chip, criminals are taking advantage of ship to store and next day pickup items that so many different stores are now offering, making it easier to charge items with a stolen card number without ever needing to swipe it. the big ticket items they're targeting, hot gifts like fitness trackers, wireless headphones, cosmetics andy sinner sneakers. another way is by using fake or stolen e-receipts. >> they'll create with cut and paste a fraudulent invoice, and bring it back and say i've received this as a gift online, and here is my invoice. >> reporter: the national retail federation calling it the fastest growing scheme affecting some 31% of stores, so beware this holiday season. jessica castro, abc 7 news. next up, dreaming of holiday riches, as powerful fever escalates. the big jackpot

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in my mind here. >> you can dream. we all do. well, hopefully you're not dreaming this morning, because the cold front did push through. in fact, over the higher elevations from livermore and into the hills, east of san jose, but here is a heavier downpour toward the pass, and if you're down around fremont and san jose, just ending there, but some heavier rain, castroville, up in the north bay, very light rain. there is fog. this will continue throughout the day and we could get a thunderstorm. so it is a 1 on the storm impact scale. and then the second one, just kind of sneaks in tonight and keeps the rain going toward sunday morning. the weaksest system, and we have several days to dry out. the snow is not falling yet in the sierra, but within the next couple of hours. >> safe driving, too. >> the no shooting video, everybody. lisa, thank so much. thank you for joining us on abc 7. a huge day of rivalries, next at

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